I want to create an InstallShield Project that has a custom dialog containing a few text boxes that will be dynamically filled in with data from a text file (date, version info etc..) when the install runs. Is this possible?
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I want to create an InstallShield Project that has a custom dialog containing a few text boxes that will be dynamically filled in with data from a text file (date, version info etc..) when the install runs. Is this possible?
I think that depends on where the file lives.
If the file exists already in the system (XML or INI formats, it could also be the registry), you could use System Search to find them. If found, the values would be stored in properties, which then you can use in your dialog (there’s a Property field that you can use).
If it’s a file you are installing then that’s a different story, because at the time of the GUI execution, you will not have access to it.
If you provide more information then I could give some more specific advice. Things like: Where does the file live? who modifies it? is it part of the installation?
Regards,
Juan Carlos